United Kingdom · category · updated 2026-08-01
Dental scheduling software
Every system has an appointment book. The differences are in online booking, recall automation and whether either costs extra.
The appointment book is table stakes. What separates these products is what happens around it: can patients book themselves, does the system chase failed-to-attend and unscheduled treatment, and is any of it included? Only Dentally publishes what any of this costs, so for every other vendor get online booking, reminders and recall priced as named lines in the quote.
Scheduling support, system by system
| Software | Scheduling | Online booking | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentally | Built in | Built in | £125/month |
| CareStack | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Denticon | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| EXACT | Built in | Paid add-on | Quote only |
| R4 | Built in | Paid add-on | Quote only |
| Systems for Dentists | Built in | Paid add-on | Quote only |
| Pearl | Built in | Not stated | Quote only |
| Aerona | Built in | Built in | Quote only |
| Cloud 4 Dentists | Built in | Not stated | Quote only |
| DentalPlus | Built in | Not stated | Quote only |
| i-Smile | Built in | Not stated | Quote only |
| Ascend | Built in | Not stated | Quote only |
Built in
12 systems include scheduling in the core product: Dentally, CareStack, Denticon, EXACT, R4, Systems for Dentists, Pearl, Aerona, Cloud 4 Dentists, DentalPlus, i-Smile, Ascend.
All systems, by price
| Software | Deployment | Published entry price | Built for | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentally Henry Schein One | Cloud | £125/month per site, unlimited users | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Aerona Aerona Software | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Ascend Software of Excellence (Henry Schein One) | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| CareStack CareStack | Cloud | Quote only | 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Cloud 4 Dentists Cloud 4 Dentists | Cloud | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| DentalPlus Admor DentalPlus Software | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Denticon Planet DDS | Cloud | Quote only | Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| EXACT Software of Excellence (Henry Schein One) | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group · DSO / enterprise | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| i-Smile Drawing Board Solutions | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Pearl Not stated on the NHS BSA list | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| R4 PracticeWorks Ltd (Carestream Dental) | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
| Systems for Dentists Systems for Dentists (SfD) | Cloud or on-premise | Quote only | Solo · 2–4 locations · Group | Review Visit(opens in a new tab) |
Prices are the vendor’s own published figures, each read on its source page and dated on that product’s review. “Quote only” means the vendor publishes no price at all — we do not substitute third-party estimates. How we compare.